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Larsen Bay is a tiny town of 145 people in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. It's about 302 miles from Anchorage, AK and 1,476 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 62°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $2k a month.
145people
$118kTypical home
$1,765/moRent
62° / 36°Summer / winter
70"Snow
130Sunny days
204Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 145
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 36 people per sq mi
- 1,476 mi to Seattle, WA
- 302 mi to Anchorage, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$741/mo)
- Median rent $1,765/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 62°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 130 sunny days a year (16 totally clear)
- 235 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 204 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (410 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (765 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 10 min
- 26% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to ADQ airport
- 289 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 121 ft
- Right on the coast
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 291 mi to the nearest ski area
- 56 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 171 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 57 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 358 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 171 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 193 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kodiak Island Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.